Scared genuflection will lead to trampling

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I had to actually excuse myself one time when getting to the end of the pew and wanting to genuflect - two ladies where standing RIGHT THERE gabbing away. So when I got to the end I just said, “excuse me” - and genuflected about three inches away from her nose because she wouldn’t move and just kept talking. :mad: I don’t think she even understood what I was doing. :rolleyes:

Our parish is really quite good about this, and my DH is militant about it. He will genuflect when entering and leaving the Church, and all all appropriate points in between. I try to, but sometimes if I have a long skirt on I will just do a slight bob and cross myself so I don’t get stepped on.

~Liza
 
lizaanne said:
I had to actually excuse myself one time when getting to the end of the pew and wanting to genuflect - two ladies where standing RIGHT THERE gabbing away. So when I got to the end I just said, “excuse me” - and genuflected about three inches away from her nose because she wouldn’t move and just kept talking. :mad: I don’t think she even understood what I was doing. :rolleyes:

Our parish is really quite good about this, and my DH is militant about it. He will genuflect when entering and leaving the Church, and all all appropriate points in between. I try to, but sometimes if I have a long skirt on I will just do a slight bob and cross myself so I don’t get stepped on.

~Liza
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Our parish ain’t the not, isn’t it Liza? 😃

I genuflect unless my knee is hurting too much.
 
beckycmarie said:
Whatever happened to genuflecting? Maybe 10% of my parish does it upon entering, and virtually none do it upon leaving. I myself have been afraid to genuflect at the end of Mass for fear of being trampled by the exiting stampede, or starting a domino-like human train wreck if someone trips over me. I’m thinking of maybe staying after Mass every time to let everyone go so I can genuflect in peace.

Anyone else feel this way?
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There is a simple solution to this- stand still for a few seconds before you genuflect (not too long- just 2-5 seconds- long enough that people know that you are stopped there and that they should be careful not to trip over you.
 
I don’t really know if our parish is mostly genuflecting or mostly not, but clearly some do and some don’t. Even though I sit close to the front, the aisle is often very crowded, and people do hang around after Mass making the crowding worse. Anyway, to me its a Nike moment, “just do it”. They’ll get out of the way.
 
Well, Elliot’s Modern Roman Rite says:

If the tabernacle is located at the center of the sanctuary, the celebrant, deacon, servers, rectors, etc., must genuflect whenever walking across that central line during any liturgical celebration. A bow of the body or the head cannot be substituted for this genuflection, for example, when the rectors come up from the body of the church to read at the ambo. Only those who are physically incapacitated should substitute a bow of the body or the head for the genuflection.

**so we are suppost to genuflect if we are crossing the line of sight of where the LORD is. ****unless in a procession. so we are suppost to genuflect on entering and exiting the church. **just as you would if you had a audience with a king or queen.
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beckycmarie said:
Whatever happened to genuflecting? Maybe 10% of my parish does it upon entering, and virtually none do it upon leaving. I myself have been afraid to genuflect at the end of Mass for fear of being trampled by the exiting stampede, or starting a domino-like human train wreck if someone trips over me. I’m thinking of maybe staying after Mass every time to let everyone go so I can genuflect in peace.

Anyone else feel this way?
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I wait about 30 seconds, then step out to genuflect. It usually clears out by then. The parish I go to has 5 exits, including a triple-double door in the back. (Compare that to my old Lutheran church which had just one exit, and took 10 minutes to leave.)
 
FrCorey said:
Well, Elliot’s Modern Roman Rite says:

If the tabernacle is located at the center of the sanctuary, the celebrant, deacon, servers, rectors, etc., must genuflect whenever walking across that central line during any liturgical celebration. A bow of the body or the head cannot be substituted for this genuflection, for example, when the rectors come up from the body of the church to read at the ambo. Only those who are physically incapacitated should substitute a bow of the body or the head for the genuflection.

**so we are suppost to genuflect if we are crossing the line of sight of where the LORD is. ****unless in a procession. so we are suppost to genuflect on entering and exiting the church. **just as you would if you had a audience with a king or queen.
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However, the whole premise of your comments may mislead some or many who visit here, may confuse others, and may only add to the protestant observation that the Catholic Church is spintered.
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Thank you so much for this post - I was feeling as well that his user name and signature could be quite misleading to some. He certainly is not Catholic.

~Liza
 
It’s simple – just sing the final hymn until the organist stops playing. By the time the third verse comes around, most people are gone.

Why do so many catholics exit before the hymn is ended?
 
SturdyTree said:
Why do so many catholics exit before the hymn is ended?
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I’ve wondered this myself - to me, Mass is not over until the final hymn is done. Not just when Father passes by your pew in the recessional. :rolleyes: It bugs me to no end.

~Liza
 
lizaanne said:
I’ve wondered this myself - to me, Mass is not over until the final hymn is done. Not just when Father passes by your pew in the recessional. :rolleyes: It bugs me to no end.

~Liza
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Once in a while, there are urgent situations that need to be attended to, but for the most part, I like to stay until the very end, and also stay and chat with people afterwards. 🙂
 
Went to Mass this evening, and waited for the bulk of the crowd to leave. Successful genuflection ensued. 😃
 
valient_Lucy said:
Yes!!! Genuflecting after Mass is like genuflecting during the Running of the Bulls.
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Ahhh, but what a way to go!😉 I’d rather be trampled giving honor to my God than for any other reason! Additionally, I have found that, over time, people learn - and even imitate - my example. (And if they DO take me down once, you can be sure that they will be forever careful in the future!!) Actually, I always stay a few minutes in the pew after Holy Mass kneeling in prayer of thanksgiving, which cuts down on the sprinters … and the rest of them I train by patient repetition . 😉
 
hahaaha! Just the title of this thread made me burst out laughing!
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Seriously, though, I’m always terrified that when I genuflect, someone will trip over me and cause a terrible domino effect!

I also genuflect before receiving Communion, but there has never been a problem.
 
lol, I love this thread.

My family does the “genuflect-inside-the-pew” thing also. Actually, it can be fun to watch, because sometimes we’ll all genuflect and it will start a “genuflecting-wave” which travels all the way down the pew. I guess people see us doing it and suddenly remember to do it also? 😛
 
I have never had any issue genuflecting. Even when visiting a large Church that hurries out in a Mass exodus, I still pause, turn toward the tabernacle and genuflect. If I almost kiss the person trying to get out past me, well that’s just an additional sign of peace. But then I am not worried about being trampled. If anyone ever gets too impatient, it would be them that trip.
 
My parish priest told us that you only need to genuflect when the Blessed Sacrament is present. At our church most bow reverently when arriving at the main santuary for Mass and the crucifix only is present. Many still genuflect however including me. Our church is of modern design with the Blessed Sacrament kept in a room off the santuary so it is really only present during the Mass; not before and not after so I guess technically genuflecting is not necessary if our priest is correct.
 
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